The Spanish were attempting to remove the Native Americans from what is now known as Arizona for years before the arrival of white men in 1540. The English had been searching for fortune in North America since 1540 and would arrive at Stadacona later that same year. Although it initially appeared as if they planned … Read more
As John Burnett once said, “The trail of the exiles was a trail of death”. This perfectly describes the Trail of Tears- a journey in which 15,000 Cherokees were forced to walk about 1,000 miles in the harsh cold winter. The Trail of Tears was a horrifying event- full of hunger, diseases, exhaustion, and death. … Read more
The Trail of Tears was a harsh and inhumane event that happened in the 1830’s. Indian tribes were forced off of their land and they were involuntarily relocated to what is now Oklahoma. There was fear and resentment among the white settlers when it came to their Native American adversaries. They were a different kind … Read more
As the White settlement expand west, the Cherokees were threatened that their land will be taken away from them. To the Cherokees, the land has been passed down from their forefathers. If Cherokees leave their territory it would means that they would have to get use to a new environment, and leave where their ancestors … Read more
Honorable and infamous, courageous and alarmed, trustworthy and treasonous – one could claim that President Andrew Jackson fills the bill of each category. President Jackson’s legacy is one that is continuously being rewritten and reformed. Andrew Jackson, the man who set forth plans that would normally send men wallowing in fear, became a war hero … Read more
There is an incredible array of different historical writings and interpretations of slavery in America in the Antebellum period. One could be mistaken into thinking that there is nothing left to research and debate. Yet, what is rarely mentioned in the annals of American history are the profound effects slavery has had on the Native … Read more
The primary reason for the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was that the white settlers of this country discovered gold in the northern part of Georgia and became hungry for more land. This brought about a gold rush to most of the state and gave president Jackson a reason to push the Indians out of … Read more
Arguments over land, restrictions, and laws were common between the Cherokee nation and the government of the United States. The events that transpired after Andrew Jacksons Presidency and the Indian policies he put in place have caused Americans to question morality. In an article by Tim Garrison it suggest that the removal of the Cherokees … Read more
During the early to mid-1800s, the relationship between Americans and Native Americans became severely strained. Many Americans believed the western land was completely their own through the devastating concept of manifest destiny. Among the people carefully observing this issue were not just people who were supportive of forcefully taking Indian land, but also those who … Read more
Blackburn, Marion. “Return or the trail of tears. ” Mar. -Apr. 53-64. ebsco. Web. It’s easy to miss this subtle groove, covered in pine straw and vines, worn in the ground of eastern Tennessee. In the summer of 1838, about 13,000 Cherokee walked this path from their homes in the Appalachian Mountains to a new, … Read more
Is it worth fighting a battle that you might never win? The Cherokee was a native American tribe that had lived east of the Mississippi River on some of Georgia’s richest farmland. White settlers had wanted the land for themselves, and their yearning only increased when gold was discovered on the land. At first, the … Read more
The Cherokee Native Americans had to move to the west of the Mississippi River from where ever they were. They had to move from their original homes because they were “in the way” of the growing states. Document H2 is a graphic of where the Native Americans started and trail they took to Oklahoma. All … Read more